Robert Bergland

Robert Selmer Bergland (22 July 1928-9 December 2018) was the US Secretary of Agriculture from 23 January 1977 to 20 January 1981 (succeeding John Knebel and preceding John Block), formerly a member of the US House of Representatives (D-MN 7) from 3 January 1971 to 22 January 1977 (succeeding Odin Langen and preceding Arlan Stangeland).

Biography
Robert Selmer Bergland was born in Roseau, Minnesota in 1928, and he worked as a farmer before working for the Department of Agriculture from 1963 to 1968. In 1970, he defeated Republican incumbent Odin Langen to become a DFL member of the US House of Representatives, and he served as President Jimmy Carter's Secretary of Agriculture from 1977 to 1981. He engaged in business pursuits after leaving office, and he died in Roseau in 2018 at the age of 90.